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intro , āvi, ātum (intrassis for intraveris, Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 63), 1, v. a. and n. 1. intro,
I.to go or walk into, to enter (syn.: ingredior, introeo).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.; constr. with acc., with in and acc.; poet. with dat.
(γ). With dat.: “montibus undae,Val. Fl. 1, 590: “ponto,Sil. 11, 473: “vulneribus mare,id. 14, 550: “discordia caelo,id. 9, 289.—
(δ). With intra (rare): “intra praesidia,Caes. B. G. 7, 8, 1.—(ε) With ad: “protinus ad Alexandrum,Curt. 6, 7, 19. —
B. In partic.
1. To penetrate, pierce, enter, force a way into: “quo qui intraverant,Caes. B. G. 7, 73: “intravere eo arma Romana,Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 181: “intra praesidia,Caes. B. G. 7, 8: “ne quo loco nostri intrare possent,id. B. C. 3, 44: “ne hostes intrare ad se possent,Hirt. B. Afr. 79: “ad munimenta,Liv. 6, 2. — Absol.: in-trantes , ium, m., as subst. (opp. abeuntes), Petr. S. 28, 8; Col. 1, 6: “cujus vultum intrantes tristem, abeuntes hilarum putant,Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 13.— Pass.: “si mare intretur,Tac. A. 2, 5.— Impers.: “quo non modo intrari, sed ne perspici quidem possit,Caes. B. G. 2, 17.—
2. To appear before court: “alio senatu Vicetini sine advocato intraverunt,Plin. Ep. 5, 4, 2; 6, 31, 10.—
3. To attack, Stat. Th. 6, 774. —
4. To pierce, transfix (poet.): “aprum,Mart. 7, 27, 3: “intravit torvum Gortynia lumen harundo,Sil. 5, 447; Sid. Carm. 2, 147.—
II. Trop., to penetrate or pierce into (class.); constr. usu. with in and acc.: “nulla acies humani ingenii tanta est, quae penetrare in caelum, terram intrare possit,Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122: “in rerum naturam,id. Fin. 5, 16: “in sensum et in mentem judicis,id. de Or. 2, 25, 109; 1, 47, 204: penitus in alicujus familiaritatem, to become one's intimate friend, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 5, § 15: “in pectus,Sen. ad Helv. 13, 2; Quint. 9, 4, 10.—With acc.: “domus quam nec honor nec gratia intrare posset,Liv. 6, 34, 9; cf. “terram,Cic. Ac. 2, 39, 122: “vatem Deus,inspires, Sil. 3, 697; cf. id. 12, 323: “animum militaris gloriae cupido,Tac. Agr. 5: “pavidos intrat metus,id. A. 1, 39; 1, 43: “intravit animos pavor,Curt. 4, 16, 17; cf. Sil. 1, 124. — Absol.: “propius accedo ... intrabo etiam magis,Cic. Fl. 10, 23.
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